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Jenny Rasmussen
“Diary of Mrs. Julia Newton…1853” Texas Web Ring - This site presents a
diary kept by a pioneer as she traveled west with her family. This is a
good primary source for helping students to visualize what travel was like
for the settlers before the railroad.
http://www.birdcrossstitch.com/OregonTrail/Diary1853.html
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Western and Eastern Treasures Magazine 1994-2004 “Treasure Net Historical Image Collection”
6/9/04. This site presents many images (primary sources) for putting together input
charts that depict the experiences of the people of the west.
http://www.treasurenet.com/images
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American Western History Museums “The Transcontinental Railroad” 6/9/04.
This site presents a brief summary of the important dates and issues surrounding
the building of the railroad. This is a good resource for a quick review of the topic.
http://www.linecamp.com/museums/americanwest/western_clubs/transcontinental_railroad/transcontinental_railroad.html(html)
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California State University Bakersfield. John Gast’ “American Progress” 1812 9/9/04.
This site contains John Gast’s lithograph depicting his interpretation of American progress.
http://www.csubak.edu/~gsantos/img0061.html(html)
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Vincent Ferraro, Mount Holyoke College “John L. O’Sullivan on Manifest Destiny, 1839”
6/9/04. This site contains an excerpt from “The Great Nation of Futurity,” The United States
Democratic Review Volume 6, Issue 23, pp426-430.
http://www.mtholyoke.edu/acad/intrel/osulliva.htm(html)
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Ted Thornton, Northfield Mount Hermon School “Notions of Manifest Destiny” European View
of Land 6/9/04. This site contains John Winthrop’s views about America’s divine right to the
land.
http://www.nmhschool.org/tthornton/notes_for_notions_of.htm(html)
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PBS New Perspectives on the West, Episode Five “The Pacific Railway Act” 6/9/04. This is
a PBS site entitled New Perspectives on the West. It contains the wording of the Pacific
Railroad Act.
http://www.pbs.org/weta/thewest/resources/archives/five/railact.htm(html)
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PBS New Perspectives on the West, Episode Six “Good Words” 6/9/04. This site contains quotes and
speeches of famous Indian leaders that reflect their feeling about their struggle to maintain their
land and way of life.
http://www.pbs.org/weta/thewest/program/episodes/six/goodwords.htm(html)
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Rachel Meyer, Pickaway Co., Ohio “Pioneer Life in Ohio” 6/9/04.
This site contains information about pioneer life in the west.
http://www.rootsweb.com/~ohpickaw/life.html(html)
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The National Park Service, Knife River Indian Villages National Historic Site
“Village Life in the Upper Missouri River Valley” (c.1740-1845) 6/9/04
This site contains information about the way of life of the Plains Indians.
http://www.cr.nps.gov/nr/twhp/wwwlps/lessons/1knife/1facts1.htm(html)
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Elizabeth Larson “Overland to California: 1861” 6/9/04 This site contains Mark Twain’s account
of his experience traveling across the west on stagecoach.
http://www.over-land.com/marktwain.html(html)
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The National Park Service, Lake Roosevelt Administrative History “When Rivers Ran Free”
Native American View on Land 6/9/04 This site contains a statement of Colville and Okanogan
Chiefs about the Indians’ right to the land.
http://www.nps.gov/laro/adhi/adhi1.htm(html)
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Central Pacific Railroad Photographic History Museum “Kids and Teachers” Link 6/9/04 This site contains
great images of the building of the railroad as well as links to important documents related to the railroad.
http://www.cprr.org/?Museums/Maps?index.html(html)
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